October 6, 2025
X-Fab, a leading specialist in silicon-based semiconductor manufacturing, has inaugurated a new clean room that marks a decisive step in the growth of its 180 nm BCD-on-SOI technology. With this expansion, the company can now double its production capacity for a platform increasingly in demand across high-efficiency applications.
BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) on SOI is a key technology that enables the integration of power devices and analog circuits with digital logic on the same chip. Thanks to the SOI (Silicon-On-Insulator) substrate, this platform delivers lower losses, superior thermal performance, and higher reliability—all essential in automotive, industrial, and consumer applications.
X-Fab was among the first companies to embrace this approach, starting production of BCD-on-SOI devices more than 20 years ago. Today, with this new investment, it further strengthens its position as a global reference supplier.
The expansion is more than just an infrastructure upgrade: it is a strategic move to meet the growing demand for high-performance semiconductors. The new facility not only increases output but also ensures even higher quality standards and faster delivery times.
With the added capacity, X-Fab will be able to support more customers and projects simultaneously, directly impacting the scalability of next-generation electronic systems.
This expansion reaffirms X-Fab as a central player in the development of solutions for e-mobility, industrial automation, and power electronics. The ability to integrate diverse technologies into a single chip—while maintaining high levels of efficiency and reliability—will be one of the key factors shaping the competitiveness of tomorrow’s electronic systems.
The opening of the new clean room represents much more than increased production capacity: it is a clear signal of X-Fab’s strategy to sustain rising demand for advanced semiconductors and to consolidate its leadership in BCD-on-SOI technologies.
With this step, the company is not just doubling capacity—it is doubling its impact on global innovation in electronics.
